1/30 – Jeff Lacy (27-5, 18 KO’s) vs. Sullivan Barrera (14- 0, 9 KO’s) - Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA This one’s part of the ESPN Friday Night Fights under card, and may or may not make the air. Lacy hasn’t had a significant win since his shellacking at the hands of Joe Calzaghe in 2006; his biggest wins coming against Peter Manfredo Jr. and Otis Griffin. … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: December 19th – 20th, 2014
12/19 – Juan Carlos Reveco (34-1, 18 KO’s) vs. Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (34-2, 20 KO’s) - Polideportivo Gustavo Toro Rodriguez, San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina Reveco defends the WBA flyweight title for the eighth time (four were as the interim title holder). He’s also a former two-time light flyweight world champion and has won his last 17 contests. His one loss … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: December 11th – 13th, 2014
12/11 – Fedor Chudinov (12-0, 10 KO’s) vs. Ben McCulloch (14-1, 11 KO’s) - Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia Undefeated contenders face off for the interim WBA super middleweight title. Chudinov won his last three inside the distance, and McCulloch has stopped his last eight opponents. Both fighters hold regional titles. *Chudinov won via KO … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: December 5th- 8th, 2014
12/5 – Jean Marc Mormeck (37-5, 23 KO’s) vs. Mateusz Masternak (33-2, 24 KO’s) - Palais des sports Robert Charpentier, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France This is Mormeck’s second bout since his non-performance against Wladimir Klitschko in 2012. It looks as if the former WBA/WBC world cruiserweight champ had returned to the cruiserweight division, facing … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: November 20th – 26th, 2014
11/20 – Shawn Estrada (15-0, 13 KO’s) vs. Alfredo Contreras (13-17-2, 5 KO’s) - Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City, California, USA A 2008 U.S. Olympian, Estrada picks up a six rounder against the more experienced but not so dangerous Contreras, who has lost his last four bouts. 11/20 – Haskill Rhodes (22-0, 11 KO’s) vs. Miguel Angel Huerta (28-12-1, 18 KO’s) - Sportsmans Lodge, … [Read more...]